Geography Skills
The study of Earth and its people.
What is geography?
A round representation of the Earth.
What is a globe?
The definition of Paleolithic.
What is old stone?
The definition of Neolithic.
What is new stone?
Remains of bones, teeth, and organisms that lived long ago.
What are fossils?
Seven large land masses.
What are continents?
A physical characteristic of a place. (name one)
What are mountains? Oceans? Plains? Lakes?
People who moved around in search for food.
Who are the nomads?
Taming animals for human use.
What is domestication?
Human-made objects such as stone tools.
What are artifacts?
A key that explains symbols and colors used on a map.
What is a legend?
A precise spot, or where one place is in relation to another.
What is location?
A resource produced by friction that made life easier for people.
What is fire?
The shift from hunting and gathering to growing food on a regular basis.
What is systematic agriculture?
Scientists who study artifacts.
Who are archaeologists?
Imaginary lines that measure east and west of the prime meridian.
What are lines of longitude?
Imaginary lines that measure distance north and south of the equator.
What are lines of latitude?
A natural highway that allowed people to travel across Asia and North America during the Ice Age.
What is a land bridge?
Holy places to worship images of gods and goddesses.
What are shrines?
Scientists who study fossils.
Who are paleontologists?
Continents of the world.
What are Africa, Europe, Asia, South America, North America, and Australia?
The division of the globe into equal halves.
What are hemispheres?
Artifacts, such as stone tools and paintings, are a type of source for information.
What is a primary source?
People became skilled workers such as artisans.
What is specialization?
The definition for BCE and BC.
What is Before Common Era and Before Christ?